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2009-04-12 Africa Horn

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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-04-12 10:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 How many times have we seen people like this stall for time while supposedly negotiating? But I'm standing on my bet that somebody's gonna have to pay the ransom because even though everybody wants those pirates dead nobody's willing to risk the captain. Not a very satisfying conclusion but a result of letting this problem go on for so long without taking any action.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2009-04-12 10:50|| 2009-04-12 10:50|| Front Page Top

#2 If Obama would just part the sea we could sort this out.

Posted by Keystone 2009-04-12 11:12|| 2009-04-12 11:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Give them their loot but include a sleeping gas bomb. While they snore rescue the captain and equip each pirate wih a noose.
(Your imagination from here on)

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2009-04-12 11:30|| 2009-04-12 11:30|| Front Page Top

#4 "Nice little town you have there in Gara'ad! Would be a shame if something happened to it..."

"Philips alive or 'Somali mediators and elders' dead."

Since this is a law enforcement matter, no negotiator is going to tell the pirates any such thing.

Posted by Snoter Sproing4710 2009-04-12 11:39|| 2009-04-12 11:39|| Front Page Top

#5 I say sure, let's give them the money:

Posted by Seafarious 2009-04-12 11:43|| 2009-04-12 11:43|| Front Page Top

#6 Cluck, cluck.

Posted by Perfesser 2009-04-12 11:50|| 2009-04-12 11:50|| Front Page Top

#7 You have *got* to be fucking kidding me! Do they really think the pirates (who have already reneg'ed on one agreement to free the captain) would honor their part of the deal?

How about this (from an armchair quaterback...):

We send frogmen and/or SEALS to flash-bang, storm, and secure the lifeboat.

We send a helo to pick up the bodies of the pirates (alive or dead) for yardarm decorations.

We then send a flight of B-52's to Gara'ad, Somalia to carpet-bomb the town until the rubble bounces.

We then send helos and company to pick up any bodies of the elders who remain and bring them back to join their cohorts on the yardarms mentioned above.

We then sail siad ships (plus any other needed vessels), with yardarm decorations, to each and every pirate port adn bombard them from off-shore. (I assume we still have naval vessels with big guns...)

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-04-12 13:39|| 2009-04-12 13:39|| Front Page Top

#8 CrazyFool, sorry, but the really big gun boats (battleships and cruisers) have long since been retired. Pretty much all that is left is 5" guns.
Oh, and missiles, lots and lots of missiles. Of course, each missile probably costs more than than the entire village it would destroy.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia 2009-04-12 14:07|| 2009-04-12 14:07|| Front Page Top

#9 I agree with Da'ud. The deal is off and we are suspending negotiations indefinitely.

Posted by Seafarious 2009-04-12 14:58|| 2009-04-12 14:58|| Front Page Top

#10 OK. So the headline now on Drudge is that the Navy freed the captain and killed at least some of the pirates. I would have lost my bet if anybody had put up money against me but I'd have gladly paid it. Hooray for the Navy!

Posted by Abu Uluque 2009-04-12 15:06|| 2009-04-12 15:06|| Front Page Top

#11 Actually the captain freed the captain by jumping overboard (again!) and then the SEALs moved in to mop up.

Posted by Seafarious 2009-04-12 15:10|| 2009-04-12 15:10|| Front Page Top

#12 Damn... so there was no green light for an assault

Posted by john frum 2009-04-12 15:15|| 2009-04-12 15:15|| Front Page Top

#13 Negotiators now say that the deal is now dead. So to speak.

Posted by Gluting Fillmore6653 2009-04-12 16:05|| 2009-04-12 16:05|| Front Page Top

#14 "We'll call it a draw, then?"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-04-12 18:03|| 2009-04-12 18:03|| Front Page Top

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